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Public Procurement Framework in India: An Overview

Public Procurement Framework in India: An Overview

Prabir Panda, G. P. Sahu
Copyright: © 2017 |Pages: 20
ISBN13: 9781522522034|ISBN10: 1522522034|EISBN13: 9781522522041
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-2203-4.ch010
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Panda, Prabir, and G. P. Sahu. "Public Procurement Framework in India: An Overview." Digital Governance and E-Government Principles Applied to Public Procurement, edited by Rajesh Kumar Shakya, IGI Global, 2017, pp. 229-248. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-2203-4.ch010

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Panda, P. & Sahu, G. P. (2017). Public Procurement Framework in India: An Overview. In R. Shakya (Ed.), Digital Governance and E-Government Principles Applied to Public Procurement (pp. 229-248). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-2203-4.ch010

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Panda, Prabir, and G. P. Sahu. "Public Procurement Framework in India: An Overview." In Digital Governance and E-Government Principles Applied to Public Procurement, edited by Rajesh Kumar Shakya, 229-248. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2017. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-2203-4.ch010

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Abstract

Studies highlight that public procurement in any country acts as a barometer of public confidence in fairness and transparency of public institutions. A number of cases related to corruption in public procurement in the country have been highlighted by media on regular basis. These incidents raise questions regarding robustness of the procurement framework in vogue in the country. Though no special legislative framework dealing with public procurement exists in the country, the administrative guidelines on the subject are quite exhaustive. Procurement is not a state subject; hence law can be made by the Centre for entire country. However, no separate law governing public procurement has been enacted in India. However, public procurement in India is not bereft of its share of issues. Multiplicity of instructions, absence of procurement law and singular emphasis on upfront value of acquisition without considering life cycle cost mars public procurement in India. Further, social and environmental sustainability has also not received the attention it deserves. Studies highlight that migration of public procurement to Internet could provide us savings of up to 25% by streamlining 30% of Indian Union Budget spent on provisioning of goods / services. However, any such endeavor has 70% chances of failure. With only 13% e-procurement research focusing on public sector make matter worse. In the above backdrop, the chapter would cover: Importance of public procurement, Difference between public and corporate procurement, Overview of procurement framework of the country - covering constitutional/ legislative/ administrative provisions, generic public procurement process, various types of procurements – limited tender, open tender, single tender, issues in public procurement of the country and e-procurement initiatives by Government of India and status thereof.

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